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MEECO Purchasing Dept• Primary purchasing resource for a multimillion-dollar gas analyzer production company• Oversee 100% of MEECO’s spend for the production of gas analyzers, shop supplies and numerous daily operational items• Manage supplier base, including the identification of new suppliers, the monitoring of supplier performance, and the prevention of purchase order leakage to non-preferred suppliers• Responsible for all aspects of purchasing including but not limited to supporting daily production, sourcing, and non-production related purchases• Resolve and manage issues related to quality, engineering, and production scheduling changes to help ensure prompt delivery to align with business need • Responsible to adhere to tight fiscal restraints without compromising support for production • Key project team member in the conversion of existing Procurement system (Elliot) to new Procurement system (Salesforce/Rootstock)

Boston, Ma, Us

General Electric Energy Division (Industrial Motor, Switchgear, and Transformer Repair Sector)• Oversaw 100% of the $10M Philadelphia plant spend both replenishment and sourcing needs for industrial motors, switchgear, and transformer work• Managed supplier base, the identification of new suppliers, the monitoring of supplier performance, the prevention of purchase order leakage to non-preferred suppliers, and the maintenance of vendor managed inventory and just-in-time inventory• Drove deflation on procurement spend through price and payment term negotiation and competitive quoting • Worked with other repair buyers, sourcing professionals, and product specialists to leverage spend over the entire GE Energy Repair Services network• Resolved and managed issues related to quality, engineering, and production scheduling changes to help ensure prompt delivery• Worked with EHS professionals to ensure procurement compliance with existing state and federal legislation• Reduced sharply past due orders of critical components and improved procurement/sourcing customer service to both external and internal customers• Primarily responsible for Philadelphia plant while supporting several of GE/ABB’s domestic purchasing plants

Mahwah, New Jersey, Us

Parent Company of Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug, and Catherines’ retailers, 10,300 employees, $2.86B in Sales• Responsible for the sourcing and management of all new store and maintenance spend in lighting, tile, carpet, HVAC, and metal racks for all Charming Shoppes’ brands• Facilitated the best practice Category Management / Strategic Sourcing process in all categories • Initiated, led and implemented various procurement strategies (e.g., vendor reduction, import options, increased information flow, process standardization, etc.) to minimize new store construction and maintenance related expenses • Employed a continuous improvement mentality with all supply relationships, including reduction of supply lead-times, increased product / service quality and the evaluation of substitute products / services • Managed suppliers with respect to quality of product, on-time deliveries, and negotiated pricing decreases

Mahwah, New Jersey, Us

• Responsible for leading a team of (3) senior buyers with an annual spend of $25M. • Secured the supply chain for all construction and rack products required to support over 225 annual new store projects, multiple chain distributions, and 2, 200 miscellaneous existing stores • Key contributor to cross-functional teams designed to improve corporate service levels, analyze processes to realize improvements, minimize corporate spend, and document procurement processes to ensure Sarbanes-Oxley compliance • Implemented and deployed reverse auctions, RFQs, etc. to minimize new store spend • Established import options for previously supplied domestic products (e.g., helped reduce mannequin spend by 30% by sourcing overseas) • Served as a key member on a cross-functional team aimed at drastically improving new store fixture Construction Bill of Materials • Worked to standardize vendor invoicing procedures to reduce Accounts Payable processing time • Engineered discussions with vendors to reform and standardize packing slip appearance to ensure accurate and speedy receipt processing by contractors on job site

Mahwah, New Jersey, Us

• Responsible for purchasing millwork ($10M annual spend), racks ($3M annual spend), and mannequins ($7M annual spend) to meet both new store and miscellaneous store needs for three major retail chains • Managed supplier quality issues, store returns, product inventory, and negotiated pricing • Liaison between in house Design Department and supply Engineering departments to ensure the smooth implementation of new store designs • Managed and coordinated delivery schedules with the Traffic/Logistics Department to ensure prompt delivery at job sites

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Privately Held ISO/QS9000 certified company (OEM supplier), 9 manufacturing plants, 4200 employees, automotive aftermarket, $250M annual sales• Responsible for purchasing (lean MRP environment) water pump, smog pump, and distributor raw material components • Dealt daily with overseas suppliers in India, Mexico, and Slovakia • Managed a parts inventory of $2.75M utilizing vendor-managed inventory, kanban, supply chain, and JIT concepts • Placed 900-1200 purchase orders per year totaling $10M annually • Key contributor on various cross-functional teams (with Sales, Manufacturing, Engineering etc.) designed to improve the customer order fill rate and increase productivity • Negotiated savings with existing vendors both foreign and domestic • Pushed for increased in house salvage to reduce product cost per unit • Responsible for training new procurement employees • Monitored timing and quantity of purchases to ensure achievement of cost, service level, and inventory turns • Worked cooperatively and effectively in a multi-cultural environment with many foreign nationals from South America, Central America, India, and Russia.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Kmart is a publicly held company with annual sales in 1990s of $20-30 billion• Managed six direct reports in fashion and hard-lines’ departments• Worked in several store locations (some in high crime rate areas)• Responsible for staffing and supervision of all new departmental employees• Supervised the merchandising and visual presentation process for both fashion and hard-lines’ departments

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Responsible for designing all stockroom layouts required for remodeled stores in the Northeastern USA• Utilized CAD design programs to design fixture layouts and perform space-planning functions for existing Kmart stores• Performed some architectural surveys related to fixture space planning

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Managed six direct reports in fashion and hard-lines’ departments• Worked in several store locations (some in high crime rate areas)• Responsible for staffing and supervision of all new departmental employees• Supervised the merchandising and visual presentation process for both fashion and hard-lines’ departments

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Missiology

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Applied Science (Mathematics Emphasis)

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Mathematic/Science